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the violence comes three hours after the city plans a new plan. noelle walker has what one person says about the new plan. >> reporter: some here in oakland are wondering what one man can do here. three overnight homicides on the streets of east oakland, one of the city's toughest areas it happened in the span of just three hours. crime scene technicians were still gathering evidence this afternoon across the street from abdellaoui. >> we hear things happening in oakland but usually on international avenue or other places. >> reporter: it's not the only city to hire this man to help fight crime. brad bradley is the former police chief that brought down crime in new york and los angeles. >> you can't say that's a bad choice. let's hope he's a good fit. >> reporter: burress is a long time outspoken critic of the oakland police department. >> surprising that the city has retained bill bratton at this stage in light of the fact that we're in the process of seeking to obtain a compliance director that would have substantial responsibilities. >> reporte
the violence comes three hours after the city plans a new plan. noelle walker has what one person says about the new plan. >> reporter: some here in oakland are wondering what one man can do here. three overnight homicides on the streets of east oakland, one of the city's toughest areas it happened in the span of just three hours. crime scene technicians were still gathering evidence this afternoon across the street from abdellaoui. >> we hear things happening in oakland but usually...
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in the winning team's city. the mayors will tour san francisco company twitter and greene stark than on to at & t park for another tour. >>> 5:56. if you are going to the golden state warriors game you are being asked bring something with you. a new unwrapped toy. it's in support of the oakland mayor's community toy drive. the first 400 fans to donate a toy will you will get a limited edition golden state warriors photo. >>> coming up on our 6:00 hour. start to see traffic in the east bay. let's check in with tara. >> congestion on 580 westbound. and also the metering lights will be going on. in san francisco no delays on 101. 680 at the sunol grade southbound traffic looking good. let's head back to the desk. >>> 5:57. the east bay hole in the ground that is going to effect the morning commute. the latest on that sink hole in lafayette and how long it will take that neighborhood to get back to normal. >>> just hours ago a chp patrol car flipped over during a high speed chase. we'll have a live report from the s
in the winning team's city. the mayors will tour san francisco company twitter and greene stark than on to at & t park for another tour. >>> 5:56. if you are going to the golden state warriors game you are being asked bring something with you. a new unwrapped toy. it's in support of the oakland mayor's community toy drive. the first 400 fans to donate a toy will you will get a limited edition golden state warriors photo. >>> coming up on our 6:00 hour. start to see traffic...
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on this same youtube channel we found this video of the city turned white in a matter of hours. here's one more video from that same youtube channel. you see the cars get buried. >> this stopped travel in southeastern europe and even a handful of deaths were reported as a result of this storm. >> is this more than they're usually used to? what's so odd about this one? >> they had unusually warm temperatu temperatures for the fall. now heavy winds an with the snowfall. >>> it may not like like it, but this is cutting edge technology if you're a syrian rebel. basically what you're looking at is a tank. they've got armor cladding built over an old car chassis. they've got a gun mounted turret up top. but look. if you noticed, there are no windows on this tank. of course that wouldcompromise the security of a tank. instead they'vemounted cameras drive via camera view. the gun turret looks to be operated by a police station controller. >> yeah. i was like, this doesn't look like warfare equipment. it looks more like a game. >> if you're fighting a government-funded military, and this
on this same youtube channel we found this video of the city turned white in a matter of hours. here's one more video from that same youtube channel. you see the cars get buried. >> this stopped travel in southeastern europe and even a handful of deaths were reported as a result of this storm. >> is this more than they're usually used to? what's so odd about this one? >> they had unusually warm temperatu temperatures for the fall. now heavy winds an with the snowfall....
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francisco today experienced about the closest thing you can in the city any way to a snow day. for the third year in a row the city and county of san francisco sponsored a holiday snow park for families. the event was free and open to the public. kids the slid down the snow hill and made snow men. >> on that hill i believe it's close to 70-tons of shaved ice. >> i love my city san francisco, so i'm so proud of it and i think it's an amazing thing to offer free the jump houses and they got to dig in the snow. >> nut crackers and toy soldiers were at the park greeting children. this was the final day of this weekend's snow park. but officials hope to bring back again the event next year. >>> a wild one in new england as kapernick and company try to go against brady and the patriots. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting,
francisco today experienced about the closest thing you can in the city any way to a snow day. for the third year in a row the city and county of san francisco sponsored a holiday snow park for families. the event was free and open to the public. kids the slid down the snow hill and made snow men. >> on that hill i believe it's close to 70-tons of shaved ice. >> i love my city san francisco, so i'm so proud of it and i think it's an amazing thing to offer free the jump houses and...
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coming up tomorrow: the behind-the-scenes story on why the plug was pulled on circuit city. from all of us at first business, have a great monday! . >>> a homicide investigation in san francisco, the unusual way the victim was found and why police need your help. >>> we have more on the missing man police are looking for this morning. >>> it could affect your drive, it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> good morning, thank you for joining us this monday morning, i am pam cook. >> let's see how long this will last, steve. >> two days. >> it's cold at night. >> it is going to
coming up tomorrow: the behind-the-scenes story on why the plug was pulled on circuit city. from all of us at first business, have a great monday! . >>> a homicide investigation in san francisco, the unusual way the victim was found and why police need your help. >>> we have more on the missing man police are looking for this morning. >>> it could affect your drive, it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> good...
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you do hear the engine continue to run, but the plane seems to lose power. >> i mean you know what, i'm surprised it was only that bad. >> this church's chicken in kansas city had been robbed one too many times, so when these three men walked in, showed a gun. obviously to rob the place. the manager, edward turner decided not on my watch. he reaches over and takes the gun. >> whoa! . >> that was a ninja move, man. >> well that was awesome. and the set-up of the store is to his advantage. because they only had that small little area to stick their hands in. >> and with a quick move like that he was able to steal the gun and still be kind of separated from these guys. >> and that was really brave. the gun was pointed at him. once he reached, the trigger could have pulled and shot him. fortunately nobody was injured. they got away with no money. kshb talked to the manager after the last robbery and this is what he said. >> while we are alive we're painting a picture of what we want tomorrow to look like. and that's what i want tomorrow to look like. >> even if they say that's not what you'
you do hear the engine continue to run, but the plane seems to lose power. >> i mean you know what, i'm surprised it was only that bad. >> this church's chicken in kansas city had been robbed one too many times, so when these three men walked in, showed a gun. obviously to rob the place. the manager, edward turner decided not on my watch. he reaches over and takes the gun. >> whoa! . >> that was a ninja move, man. >> well that was awesome. and the set-up of the...
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chicago ranks 3rd in the nation compared to other cities. by state, it's california, michigan, texas, and georgia leading the way with the most completed foreclosures this year. joining us on set this morning is mary jones. she is the executive director agora community services. good morning to you. > > good morning. thank you for having me. > absolutely. we were hoping you could give us a sense of what is happening with people out there who are underwater still with their homes or facing foreclosures. how are they doing? > > they are not doing very well, and it is sad; however, there are opportunities to bring a recovery to those homeowners. one of them is the independent foreclosure review. that is a process where the federal reserve board has determined that between january 2009 and december 31st, 2010, there were foreclosures that should never have even happened. so, our job, or the dilemma that we are having, is getting the word out to those homeowners that may have left their homes and still are struggling, but they have an opportunity
chicago ranks 3rd in the nation compared to other cities. by state, it's california, michigan, texas, and georgia leading the way with the most completed foreclosures this year. joining us on set this morning is mary jones. she is the executive director agora community services. good morning to you. > > good morning. thank you for having me. > absolutely. we were hoping you could give us a sense of what is happening with people out there who are underwater still with their homes or...
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crews will work to secure the hole today. then the city must replace the culvert. we are told a new bridge probably won't be built until next spring. >>> don't forget as the storms move through we're at the beginning of winter almost. log on to ktvu.com and our mobile apps for the very latest weather any time anywhere. >>> 6:34. this morning the family of bart police shooting victim oscar grant will go back to court. coming up at 6:45 the lawsuit that grant's family wants to move forward. >>> we're also waiting to hear from the u.s. supreme court. they will release a list of cases. the fate of same sex marriage here in california can depend on what is on that list. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning good morning, dave. it could be a historic day for proponents of proposition 8. we are expected to hear any moment now from the u.s. supreme court whether they will hear that case. that remains a big key. if they do decide to hear the case 245 means for at least for now prop 8 stands and gay marriage will remain not legal in california. if that is the case w
crews will work to secure the hole today. then the city must replace the culvert. we are told a new bridge probably won't be built until next spring. >>> don't forget as the storms move through we're at the beginning of winter almost. log on to ktvu.com and our mobile apps for the very latest weather any time anywhere. >>> 6:34. this morning the family of bart police shooting victim oscar grant will go back to court. coming up at 6:45 the lawsuit that grant's family wants to...
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the city of oakland says it has a new crime fighting strategy. the outsider being brought in to help. >>> we'll tell you how investigators are working out to figure out what happened to the moments leading up to the deadly crash here in oakland. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news i'm brian flores. >> i'm claudine wong. pam and dave are off today. it's not the rain we have to worry about it's the cold. >> it is the cold. we have cloud cover coming in and rain. every system that has come in since november has produced some kind of rain. this one won't be that strong. upper 40s very low 50s. here is tara. >>> let's take a live like at the east shore freeway. you can see traffic moving along very well there and highway 24 through lafayette you can see that traffic on the right hand side there toward the caldecott tunnel westbound looking good. let's head over to the desk. >>> the chp is clearing the scene of a deadly overnight crash. christien kafton is live at golf links road. >> reporter: we have new details on the investigation in
the city of oakland says it has a new crime fighting strategy. the outsider being brought in to help. >>> we'll tell you how investigators are working out to figure out what happened to the moments leading up to the deadly crash here in oakland. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news i'm brian flores. >> i'm claudine wong. pam and dave are off today. it's not the rain we have to worry about it's the cold. >> it is the cold. we have cloud cover coming...
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city college campus. it's all ahead. >>> good morning. thank you for joinin
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it's not enough to live in any city in the u.s." there's now a push to raise the federal minimum wage. "the minimum wage needs to be raised. it hasn't been raised in some time. we should consider indexing it to inflation." in 2004, voters in florida approved indexing the minimum wage to the cost of living. colorado voters did the same thing two years later. they are among ten states where that connection is made and where wages go up january first. in florida, the 12-cent increase, to $7.79 an hour, will benefit 210,000 workers. it'll add $370 to their annual wages and $46.2 million to florida's gdp. still, not enough, according to some. "people who work 40 hours a week need a $10-an-hour minimum wage. this is from a retailer. retail wages stink." "we see people work three jobs just to make ends meet. that's not fair." in late november, president obama met with small business owners for their input about the fiscal cliff, and the minimum wage was mentioned. "i think the administration is interested in doing something, but it also co
it's not enough to live in any city in the u.s." there's now a push to raise the federal minimum wage. "the minimum wage needs to be raised. it hasn't been raised in some time. we should consider indexing it to inflation." in 2004, voters in florida approved indexing the minimum wage to the cost of living. colorado voters did the same thing two years later. they are among ten states where that connection is made and where wages go up january first. in florida, the 12-cent...
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on the ipo watch, solar power company solar city had a sunny first day of trading. after cutting its ipo price to $8, shares traded near $11.15 before closing up 47% at $11.79. pbf energy also had a good first day on the market. shares of the refinery company rose 1% following an ipo price of $26 a share. shares yesterday closed at $26.25. hundreds of cars damaged by superstorm sandy are on the way to crushers. others may wind up on used car lots. while it's not illegal to buy or sell flood-damaged vehicles, it is if the buyer is unaware. the national insurance crime bureau is trying to avoid the repeat of flooded cars on the market that followed hurricane katrina. "we've seen it in every water event in the past, so its very likely that some will make it back out into the commerce stream. even if it's one case, it's one too many. " frank scafidi of the national insurance crime bureau says its worth a vin check at nicb.org or have a mechanic look the car over before you buy. other clues to flood damage: mud or water trapped in the spare tire, condensation under the l
on the ipo watch, solar power company solar city had a sunny first day of trading. after cutting its ipo price to $8, shares traded near $11.15 before closing up 47% at $11.79. pbf energy also had a good first day on the market. shares of the refinery company rose 1% following an ipo price of $26 a share. shares yesterday closed at $26.25. hundreds of cars damaged by superstorm sandy are on the way to crushers. others may wind up on used car lots. while it's not illegal to buy or sell...
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the number is for a city business license you get on- line. the person who runs the office told us that the information you submit each your name is not verified. if they would have checked like we did at the location lifted for losa lee house they would find this motel. >> st. joseph's catholic church sharonh the homeless and domestic violence victims and she was suspicious when she saw a man collecting for rosalee house, not the one she knew in san francisco. she called willie mcmillan at the number to see if there was shelter space for one of her client client. >> he said we work with individuals, but we're ought off money now. >> reporter: when i scald willie mcmillan he said why i was picking on him and said he would call me back with his tax id number and an attorney would call me, no one has. >> what is the name of this charity? >> as for dee, when she saw us coming she grabbed the money lockbox. >> reporter: can you ask willie to come out here? willie is the boss? are you talking to willie? >> loaded them into the car and sped away. >>
the number is for a city business license you get on- line. the person who runs the office told us that the information you submit each your name is not verified. if they would have checked like we did at the location lifted for losa lee house they would find this motel. >> st. joseph's catholic church sharonh the homeless and domestic violence victims and she was suspicious when she saw a man collecting for rosalee house, not the one she knew in san francisco. she called willie mcmillan...
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at least in some parts of the city. the sf park meters are part of the season. the parking rate is adjusted. it's based on demand and location. the rates have gone down an average of 24 cents an hour. some offering rates of less than $1 an hour. a lot less than the rates of the old style parking meters. >> all right secret is out. >>> 6:18 is the time. let's check back in with sal. >> we do have slow traffic today because of the wet weather we are expecting it that way. just because of the wet roads. let's take a lock at 80 westbound. and people are out early. they didn't know it was going to be a tougher commute. the metering lights were on early. now there is a crowd. and what commute on the way to the city. also if you are driving in concord, walnut creek and pleasant hill that traffic looks pretty good. if you are driving on northbound 101 still getting an accident until the south bay at matilda avenue. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sir. we do have light rain out there. kind of a steady rain. misty, light rain. also very windy. cloudy, windy, light rain.
at least in some parts of the city. the sf park meters are part of the season. the parking rate is adjusted. it's based on demand and location. the rates have gone down an average of 24 cents an hour. some offering rates of less than $1 an hour. a lot less than the rates of the old style parking meters. >> all right secret is out. >>> 6:18 is the time. let's check back in with sal. >> we do have slow traffic today because of the wet weather we are expecting it that way....
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target city on this night. >> search the residence. san leandro. >> initial contact is the most dangerous. robot slide around to the left. >> reporter: special agents from the california department of justice are on the hunt. >> it appears nobody is home like now. >> reporter: they keep moving door-to-door, day into night, looking for a number of people -- . >> next one up is no. 6. >> reporter: people who they say lost their rights to own guns, but who still have them. >> people have security doors and you can't see behind the security door when you are on the outside. >> reporter: he talks about the unknown and that is critical to point out because these agents really never know what they are going to find. this instance they knocked on the door of a woman that the state deemed mentally disabled. had he we want to have a 9 millimeter and she it and she found the ammunition that goes with it. >> she is prohibited until 2017. >> reporter: 19,374, the number of armed, prohibited persons in california who in all van estimated 34,000 guns
target city on this night. >> search the residence. san leandro. >> initial contact is the most dangerous. robot slide around to the left. >> reporter: special agents from the california department of justice are on the hunt. >> it appears nobody is home like now. >> reporter: they keep moving door-to-door, day into night, looking for a number of people -- . >> next one up is no. 6. >> reporter: people who they say lost their rights to own guns, but who...
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now the team and the city have held negotiations about a new stadium but there is nothing concrete yet. commission ever cadel also said they could -- but that deal would have to be worked out between the two teams. >>> a big change may be coming to the national football league in the near future. coming up at 5:45 why some people want kickoffs to be eliminated and what they would replace it with. >>> new this morning november unemployment report was just released. it is a little better than expected. it shows the u.s. economy added 146,000 jobs. economists predicted less than 100,000. the unemployment rate fell to a four year low 7.7%. i'm keeping an eye on the futures they are holding steady showing a slightly lower opening. we'll get a better look as we get closer to that opening bell in an hour. >>> bart is giving military veterans a leg up on competition for jobs at the agency. the board of directors approved a new hiring policy yesterday. it gives veterans a 5% chance over other perspective workers. veterans have six months of active status and honorable discharge in order to qual
now the team and the city have held negotiations about a new stadium but there is nothing concrete yet. commission ever cadel also said they could -- but that deal would have to be worked out between the two teams. >>> a big change may be coming to the national football league in the near future. coming up at 5:45 why some people want kickoffs to be eliminated and what they would replace it with. >>> new this morning november unemployment report was just released. it is a...
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and new york city. the real-estate broker trick of baking apples with cinnamon to help sell a house may be outdated. simply put, simple scents work best, and apparently that goes for any selling environment. the business school at washington state university found the subtle scent of orange by itself increased sales 20% in stores. but when mixed in a complex blend of basil and green tea, researchers say it becomes a distraction for shoppers, trying to figure it all out. the same goes for lemon, pine and cinnamon. as with many things, keep it simple. coming up, what ski resort operators are doing to get business drifting their way. but first, from cocaine king to a hot dog stand man. bill moller joins us next with that intriguing story. [ game announcer ] touchdown! and here comes the dunk. [ male announcer ] everyone loves to dunk. ♪ [ game announcer ] will he dunk it? yes, he will. [ male announcer ] mcdonald's tender, juicy chicken mcnuggets in creamy ranch and spicy buffalo sauce. just $4.99 for 20
and new york city. the real-estate broker trick of baking apples with cinnamon to help sell a house may be outdated. simply put, simple scents work best, and apparently that goes for any selling environment. the business school at washington state university found the subtle scent of orange by itself increased sales 20% in stores. but when mixed in a complex blend of basil and green tea, researchers say it becomes a distraction for shoppers, trying to figure it all out. the same goes for lemon,...
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beautiful sunrise over the big city here. we have some areas that are clear, probably some fog otherwise its clouding up especially to the north and some rain is trying. this is not a strong system but every system so far in a rain year -- or a wet year you go with it. in a dry year this doesn't have a chance but there will be light rain parallel to the coast. it's cold. pockets of fog. mostly cloudy. chilly to cold. for some not too bad but for others really cold out there. rain develops and if the system has enough punch snow level could be around 2500 feet. that wouldn't be until later though. 34 seems possible there. livermore and concord. 1 degrees in tahoe, sacramento 32 and even reading at 30 degrees. there's cold air to the north. you can see the lines right there -- some of that air is mostly clear. that's where some of the fog has been forming. looks like i doubt much of that is reaching the ground but it might. some of this lighter rain is starting to fill in with a lot of cloud cover. but watch how it really just
beautiful sunrise over the big city here. we have some areas that are clear, probably some fog otherwise its clouding up especially to the north and some rain is trying. this is not a strong system but every system so far in a rain year -- or a wet year you go with it. in a dry year this doesn't have a chance but there will be light rain parallel to the coast. it's cold. pockets of fog. mostly cloudy. chilly to cold. for some not too bad but for others really cold out there. rain develops and...
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sales of the body armor backpacks have tripled at a company in salt lake city utah according to reports. the bags are made with a kevlar type material. several other companies sell similar backpacks. the companies however are being accused of attempting to cash in on tragedy. the backpack sell for around $300. despite a disappointing earnings report -- fed ex is expecting a record holiday season. this week's earnings from fed ex revealed profits were down in the 4th quarter. superstorm sandy played a role. however -- fed ex cites "persistant weakness" in the global economy -- as the main drag on profits, which fell 11.9 percent from last year. the beacon of hope for fed ex appears to be this holiday season. the company's ceo says online shopping is providing the opportunity for a record year. lawmakers are heading into crunch time on averting the fiscal cliff. yesterday, president obama said he wants a deal done by christmas. he also accused republicans of finding ways to say "no"... as opposed to ways to say "yes"-- to try to best him, rather than doing what's best for the country. tod
sales of the body armor backpacks have tripled at a company in salt lake city utah according to reports. the bags are made with a kevlar type material. several other companies sell similar backpacks. the companies however are being accused of attempting to cash in on tragedy. the backpack sell for around $300. despite a disappointing earnings report -- fed ex is expecting a record holiday season. this week's earnings from fed ex revealed profits were down in the 4th quarter. superstorm sandy...
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target city on this night, san leandro. >> initial contact is the most dangerous. >> reporter: special agents from the california department of justice are on the hunt. >> it appears nobody is home at this time. report but they keep moving. door to door looking for a number of people, people who they say lost their rights to own guns but who still have them. >> you can't see behind the security door. >> reporter: he talked about it. in this instance, they knocked on the door and the woman mentally disabled, she not suppose to have a 9-millimeter, she had it. they also found this shotguns and shells that go with it. >> she's prohibited until 2017. report -- >> reporter: john alerts us to new numbers. as of last month, the california doj says more than 2700 of these individuals live in the bay area. east bay resident who lives a few doors down where where agent confiscated a shotgun and ammunition. he likes the action the state is taking. >> somebody have a large extensive criminal record shouldn't have a gun. >> reporter: a state doj say it is cross references people with weapons and fi
target city on this night, san leandro. >> initial contact is the most dangerous. >> reporter: special agents from the california department of justice are on the hunt. >> it appears nobody is home at this time. report but they keep moving. door to door looking for a number of people, people who they say lost their rights to own guns but who still have them. >> you can't see behind the security door. >> reporter: he talked about it. in this instance, they knocked...
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in the city, right off to the coastline. we have a few sprinkles, san mateo, mainly dry, but again a lot of moisture, san jose, mostly cloudy, rainfalling over loss gatos and scotts valley. the flash flood possibilities, the national weather service has decided to upgrade the watch. i will update the map. parts of the north bay. through tomorrow night for some areas it'll be through monday morning. we are expecting creeks to rise anded bring -- mostly cloudy skies, low 60's, 65 mountain view. 62 san mateo. we will be mostly cloudy, scattered showers will hold off. sunset -- we will notice a steady light rain starting to fill in. we wake up tomorrow morning and this is when we are hit with the last round of rain. heavy, moderate at times and very gusty conditions expected, by sunday afternoon we are try drying without. we are dry but the possibility of a few scattered showers tuesday and wednesday. the timeline on this latest storm in just a little bit. i will update that flash flood watch to the warning i will bring you a co
in the city, right off to the coastline. we have a few sprinkles, san mateo, mainly dry, but again a lot of moisture, san jose, mostly cloudy, rainfalling over loss gatos and scotts valley. the flash flood possibilities, the national weather service has decided to upgrade the watch. i will update the map. parts of the north bay. through tomorrow night for some areas it'll be through monday morning. we are expecting creeks to rise anded bring -- mostly cloudy skies, low 60's, 65 mountain view....
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the richmond city council will debate this issue tomorrow. chevron meantime warns it may have to lay off about 600 employees if its plans are not approved by thursday. >>> there are signs of progress in the fiscal cliff debate. house speaker john boehner is now offering to accept a tax increase on people making more than $1 million a year. that falls ort of president obama's call to raise tax rates on people with incomes of more than $250,000. and we are now hearing the december 31st deadline may not be the end of the road afterall. >> if we go a few weeks into january it's not the worst things. americans shouldn't panic about this. >> boehner's offer is to raise income tax rates is contingent upon medicare rates. >>> starting at 9:00 a.m. today thousands of south bay families will get free holiday meals. they will bro b provided by sacred heart community service in san jose. they will be providing those meals. look at the food out there. workers and volunteers say they fed a record amount of families for thanksgiving and plan to do the same
the richmond city council will debate this issue tomorrow. chevron meantime warns it may have to lay off about 600 employees if its plans are not approved by thursday. >>> there are signs of progress in the fiscal cliff debate. house speaker john boehner is now offering to accept a tax increase on people making more than $1 million a year. that falls ort of president obama's call to raise tax rates on people with incomes of more than $250,000. and we are now hearing the december 31st...
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are actually living in the city of london you call the city of long. some corporation and undemocratic pocket within london as a whole other any of the borrowers in the u.k. that are this similar type of exception to the general rule you know there's nothing like the corporation of the not i don't think anywhere in the world i mean there are some anomalies we know of like the vatican and so on but they're very very distinct and we know about them the whole point of the corporation of london is people don't know about it people don't know what it does they don't know about its role as the financial crisis continues the media is increasingly hungry and searching for people to pin the blame on for the country's woes do you think that villainize in the city of london corporation conveniently fits into that quite fashionable anti banking narrative. i think again it's not really vilifying it's saying look there are some really good structures in the corporation of london and some very good ones but they've been subverted and i think when you've got an instit
are actually living in the city of london you call the city of long. some corporation and undemocratic pocket within london as a whole other any of the borrowers in the u.k. that are this similar type of exception to the general rule you know there's nothing like the corporation of the not i don't think anywhere in the world i mean there are some anomalies we know of like the vatican and so on but they're very very distinct and we know about them the whole point of the corporation of london is...
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he believed in enhancing the beauty of the city and what is more and this is at the heart of who milton was. he saw this inseparable from building the community and bringing neighbors together to care for new and older trees. who can say which was the primary goal and the secondary goal? bringing the past into a revitalized present or the community to strengthen the ties together, their connections while doing this work? milton didn't see them as separate. okay. now i'm going to talk a little bit -- i know you have heard of his work on the college board but i'm going to talk more about it. when milton first ran from the point of view of little bit of political wife basically. when milton first ran for election it was the summer and fall of 2000 and we weren't married yet although we did get engaged during the campaign and a whole another story i won't be telling me. i learned a lot from the campaign. for one thing it gave me a glimpse into the childhood and the mother was involved and i think the campaign was old style and very effective. extensive pamphletting, bingo nights and a speci
he believed in enhancing the beauty of the city and what is more and this is at the heart of who milton was. he saw this inseparable from building the community and bringing neighbors together to care for new and older trees. who can say which was the primary goal and the secondary goal? bringing the past into a revitalized present or the community to strengthen the ties together, their connections while doing this work? milton didn't see them as separate. okay. now i'm going to talk a little...
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the storm system shifts to the eastern seaboard. >> writing levels of the city in the red sea is threatening the coral reef. in predicting how it looks in the future. the effects of climate change are apparent. >> marine scientists have been diving. they will be tested in highly acidic water to find out what happens to a coral reef as the chemical composition of the oceans change. leading the students is the doctor. the tanks have different levels of corrosive water simulating what scientists predict the oceans will be like 5100 years from now. >> there is no question about it, they're getting more acidic and it becomes more corrosive. also, it changes the ocean chemistry. these have developed over so many years. if >> researchers have discovered that it has a tough time becoming hard and calcifying. animals have trouble building shells at a skeletons take longer form. eventually, all this could resolved. these are cemented together, and in reality takes over, competing through space. scientists are concerned that the entire ecosystem becomes weaker. at the very least, it will mean major cha
the storm system shifts to the eastern seaboard. >> writing levels of the city in the red sea is threatening the coral reef. in predicting how it looks in the future. the effects of climate change are apparent. >> marine scientists have been diving. they will be tested in highly acidic water to find out what happens to a coral reef as the chemical composition of the oceans change. leading the students is the doctor. the tanks have different levels of corrosive water simulating what...
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indicates a 9 million-dollar tax benefit to the city after the cost of the city services and this is after netting out the property tax increment that we would capture through the i f b and so this is really coming from gross receipts tax and sales tax and other tacks that would continue to flow to the general fund. and elane mentioned the idea of excess tax increments and after the project needs are paid there is up to one $.6 billion paid in excess taxes generated from this site. pier 70 is a bit more complicated in that it's divided into a number of districts and a master plan starting in 2,007 and the commission chose to let out pourings of this site in sort-of a segmented manner and the water personal property site is the site under contract for a city development or in development is managing the rehabilitation of the historic buildings along 20th street, we have our ship repair under least and you have heard david talk about cran copark. four city's this the process of doing due diligence for the property right now and they are concerned that it's sea level rise and the city's
indicates a 9 million-dollar tax benefit to the city after the cost of the city services and this is after netting out the property tax increment that we would capture through the i f b and so this is really coming from gross receipts tax and sales tax and other tacks that would continue to flow to the general fund. and elane mentioned the idea of excess tax increments and after the project needs are paid there is up to one $.6 billion paid in excess taxes generated from this site. pier 70 is a...
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welcome to city hall. the people's city hall, san francisco. i want you all to note that that was such a wonderful rendition of our national anthem. please give another applause to the millennium -- melanie and her daughter. i am so excited about all of you and seen so many of you from all over our state. come to city hall anin san francisco, welcome. i would like to welcome the former secretary of transportation. [applause] thank you for being here. thank you, john, thank you. our board of supervisors comment david chiu, thank you very much. david campos, thank you for being here. he is our adopted asian brother. we have so many of our state representatives here. so many of you are here. i have spent all night announcing your names, but they did not give me the full list. i will say thank you on behalf of our city. from sacramento, los angeles, from all the communities in between, thank you for coming to our fantastic city to celebrate our asian-pacific heritage month. it is my pleasure to also provide you with a warm welcome and thank you for
welcome to city hall. the people's city hall, san francisco. i want you all to note that that was such a wonderful rendition of our national anthem. please give another applause to the millennium -- melanie and her daughter. i am so excited about all of you and seen so many of you from all over our state. come to city hall anin san francisco, welcome. i would like to welcome the former secretary of transportation. [applause] thank you for being here. thank you, john, thank you. our board of...
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this park was built in 2006 by pg&e volunteers the damage estimate $250,000 the city had insurance a group called tack take antioch set out to rise the 10% deductible or $25,000. >> to the lot replaced. i would like to see the city step up a little, put in a motion activated camera with upgraded lighting see if they can help improve the park. >> originally, when the park was constructed it was pg&e volunteers that helped build the park with community members. when we received information about what happened here, we wanted to be able to come back and help restore it. >> reporter: they raised $8500, pg&e got here and said we'll give you 2,000 more. -- then the assemblyman, next thing voila! that park has all the money it needs to come all the way back. fantastic christmas story mean if it is two days late. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> still ahead, president obama arrives back in washington after cutting short his vacation the chilly political climate he's returning to. >>> shocking scare caught on camera what led hundreds of shoppers to stampede o >>> president obama is back in was
this park was built in 2006 by pg&e volunteers the damage estimate $250,000 the city had insurance a group called tack take antioch set out to rise the 10% deductible or $25,000. >> to the lot replaced. i would like to see the city step up a little, put in a motion activated camera with upgraded lighting see if they can help improve the park. >> originally, when the park was constructed it was pg&e volunteers that helped build the park with community members. when we...
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this park was built in 2006 by pg&e volunteers the damage estimate $250,000 the city had insurance a group called tack take antioch set out to rise the 10% deductible or $25,000. >> to the lot replaced. i would like to see the city step up a little, put in a motion activated camera with upgraded lighting see if they can help improve the park. >> originally, when the park was constructed it was pg&e volunteers that helped build the park with community members. when we received information about what happened here, we wanted to be able to come back and help restore it. >> reporter: they raised $8500, pg&e got here and said we'll give you 2,000 more. -- then the assemblyman, next thing voila! that park has all the money it needs to come all the way back. fantastic christmas story mean if it is two days late. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> still ahead, president obama arrives back in washington after cutting short his vacation the chilly political climate he's returning to. >>> shocking scare caught on camera what led >>> president obama is back in washington where the weather is just a
this park was built in 2006 by pg&e volunteers the damage estimate $250,000 the city had insurance a group called tack take antioch set out to rise the 10% deductible or $25,000. >> to the lot replaced. i would like to see the city step up a little, put in a motion activated camera with upgraded lighting see if they can help improve the park. >> originally, when the park was constructed it was pg&e volunteers that helped build the park with community members. when we...
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we are the greatest city in the united states and we are an incredible city because our communities come together for our subway and for our giants. second, we have to do more. we have to make sure that we're taking care of not just our daily needs on muni and not just our daily needs for the pedestrians, our sierkists, those in cars, those that walk, but we have to make sure we're investing in the long-term projects, and lafltly i just want to say one thing. we know over the history of time great cities don't regret building subways. they regret not building them. thank you. [applause] >> reverend norman fong has been praying for 20 years. he has been a great champion. he has to collect all of his efforts for so many years to make sure our communities were served well. he's been an advocate and director of the chinese development center, a center invaluable to the growth of our community to plan affordable housing, transit, to open space, to the care for our seniors. the reverend fong we have been recognizing your voice for wells fargo on the radio and we want to give recognition to you
we are the greatest city in the united states and we are an incredible city because our communities come together for our subway and for our giants. second, we have to do more. we have to make sure that we're taking care of not just our daily needs on muni and not just our daily needs for the pedestrians, our sierkists, those in cars, those that walk, but we have to make sure we're investing in the long-term projects, and lafltly i just want to say one thing. we know over the history of time...
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rebuilding of the city. the theme of the 18th event is the bond of lights. paintings by children in kobe in northeastern areas of japan struck by last year's earthquake and tsunami are on display. >> translator: this gives me a dream for the future. >> the festival runs through december 17th.
rebuilding of the city. the theme of the 18th event is the bond of lights. paintings by children in kobe in northeastern areas of japan struck by last year's earthquake and tsunami are on display. >> translator: this gives me a dream for the future. >> the festival runs through december 17th.
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rebuilding of the city. the theme of the 18th event is the bond of lights. paintings by children in kobe in northeastern areas of japan struck by last year's earthquake and tsunami are on display. >> translator: this gives me a dream for the future. >> the festival runs through december 17th. maybe you have some energy- saving appliances, like an energy star-rated washer and dryer. but what about your tv? chances are it's on more than your washer, dryer, and kitchen appliances combined. did you know that if half of us in the u.s. replaced our regular tvs with
rebuilding of the city. the theme of the 18th event is the bond of lights. paintings by children in kobe in northeastern areas of japan struck by last year's earthquake and tsunami are on display. >> translator: this gives me a dream for the future. >> the festival runs through december 17th. maybe you have some energy- saving appliances, like an energy star-rated washer and dryer. but what about your tv? chances are it's on more than your washer, dryer, and kitchen appliances...
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a coalition have been advancing toward the city. neighboring countries have been urging them to join peace talks. >> in the south african republic rohanna -- right now, a delegation supported by au, which has moved today to the countryside, to the rebel area, so they could have a dialogue and encourage them to send a delegation. >> rescue teams are searching for survivors of for a boat sank off the coast of guinea bissau. it was steering dozens to the capital when it went down. at least 22 people are known to have died. nigeria has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world. it stands at 20%. it seems women are the most affected. a report from just outside the city. >> a 5 month old baby is strapped to her back, and three others to feed at home. the only thing on her mind is to put food on the table. she is one of dozens, many of whom are widows or have been abandoned by their spouses. the line this is the highway, kilometers outside abuja, breaking rocks to sell to construction sites. >> i suffer a lot. no other work to do.
a coalition have been advancing toward the city. neighboring countries have been urging them to join peace talks. >> in the south african republic rohanna -- right now, a delegation supported by au, which has moved today to the countryside, to the rebel area, so they could have a dialogue and encourage them to send a delegation. >> rescue teams are searching for survivors of for a boat sank off the coast of guinea bissau. it was steering dozens to the capital when it went down. at...
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the city overs gift certificates up to $200. the nra might say you're just taking guns out of the hands of the good guys. >> well shgs , they said that what we need are more good guys with guns. well, there are a lot of good guys with guns. we have more good guys with guns than any place in the world, and we also have more gun violence. >> reporter: guns likely to be used in crimes are unlikely to be turned in at gun buy-backs. the mayor said since 2009, los angeles has collected 8,000 guns at buy-backs, a period in which violent crime in the city has dropped by 33%. >> this is part of a much bigger effort, a comprehensive effort to address gun and gang violence. and like i said in the city of la, the proof is in the pudding. >> reporter: the line of cars stretched for 6 blocks as people waited up to three hours to turn in their guns. >> it's my sympathy card to connecticut. >> reporter: many people are turning in their guns here that land officials expect this to be -- that lapd officials expect this to be their most successful
the city overs gift certificates up to $200. the nra might say you're just taking guns out of the hands of the good guys. >> well shgs , they said that what we need are more good guys with guns. well, there are a lot of good guys with guns. we have more good guys with guns than any place in the world, and we also have more gun violence. >> reporter: guns likely to be used in crimes are unlikely to be turned in at gun buy-backs. the mayor said since 2009, los angeles has collected...
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clean power program in san francisco we're meeting a program that meets the needs of the city, not just around clean energy but employment and if we're successful in this program, and especially to the build out of the program that can happen when we have revenue coming in and many jobs can come with the build out and i am excited about that. there are neighbors in san francisco that are greatly impacted by unemployment, greatly impacted by marginalization and racism and inability to access the job market and this can lead the way that we have a strong implementation of programs and services to support communities that are in need of opportunity, so i'm very xietded about how we can move forward with this program, and i will actually cede the mic to the president of the commission. any opening remarks about today's -- >> i can't add more to that articulate overview and i support it and thank you to the commissioners that preceded me and the staff and the now general manager as well for their contributions during that process. thank you mr. chairman. >> thank you. today we will be discus
clean power program in san francisco we're meeting a program that meets the needs of the city, not just around clean energy but employment and if we're successful in this program, and especially to the build out of the program that can happen when we have revenue coming in and many jobs can come with the build out and i am excited about that. there are neighbors in san francisco that are greatly impacted by unemployment, greatly impacted by marginalization and racism and inability to access the...
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more than 300 cyclists toured the city's most celebrating location. they spread festive cheer around the italian capital. >> translator: it's a great way to enjoy ourselves with our friends and to celebrate christmas. >> there's a serious side of the event too. organizers say they want to raise funds for children with cancer and spread the work that cycling can help tackle rome's traffic congestion and air pollution. looks like a very merry time there. that wraps up this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us.
more than 300 cyclists toured the city's most celebrating location. they spread festive cheer around the italian capital. >> translator: it's a great way to enjoy ourselves with our friends and to celebrate christmas. >> there's a serious side of the event too. organizers say they want to raise funds for children with cancer and spread the work that cycling can help tackle rome's traffic congestion and air pollution. looks like a very merry time there. that wraps up this edition of...
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: christmas eve residence returned while the crews with the city and the california conservation core work on the night for repair. by christmas day hundreds lined the levy as more rain set in. even more sandbags were seen stacked outside of homes mixed in with the holiday decoration. >> we knew high tide was coming. >> kids didn't wake up in the morning thinking that they would have to help their parents clean out their front yards and, you know, clean up the cars. they wanted to go outside to play with their gifts. >> reporter: the people that live in this house were forced to spend christmas away from home. their house was badly damaged by the flood and it is unsafe. because the electrical outlets were affected. the creek levels were the third highest in recorded history. today though they stayed low. and the city is working with the engineers on the long-term solution and a project to increase the capacity of the creek that should begin next year. until then, residence will be keeping up a close eye on the levy. >> we have a bad christmas. so you know he is ready to let it go when
: christmas eve residence returned while the crews with the city and the california conservation core work on the night for repair. by christmas day hundreds lined the levy as more rain set in. even more sandbags were seen stacked outside of homes mixed in with the holiday decoration. >> we knew high tide was coming. >> kids didn't wake up in the morning thinking that they would have to help their parents clean out their front yards and, you know, clean up the cars. they wanted to...
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and the people who live in the city are loving it. and we're legal. it becomes very difficult no matter how bad they want to stop us or slow us down with those three things in place it's incredibly difficult for them to stop us. >> now cities have their local government structure. limousines are governed by states and most states certainly here in california. >> definitely in this state but it's a mixed bag. sometimes it's the city, sometimes it's the state. >> you have to navigate government structure statewidestatewide government structure. the taxi cab industry is afraid of this stuff and then consumers are demanding choice. >> you're right on the taxi try. industry. on the limousine industry, the small guy loves us because we're helping them fill out their dead time. when a small company only has a few cars can get five-minute pick up times they're then acting like a big companies. but then it means the big sedan companies have little guys who compete at the big level. sometimes they don't like us because we're helping the little guys act like big
and the people who live in the city are loving it. and we're legal. it becomes very difficult no matter how bad they want to stop us or slow us down with those three things in place it's incredibly difficult for them to stop us. >> now cities have their local government structure. limousines are governed by states and most states certainly here in california. >> definitely in this state but it's a mixed bag. sometimes it's the city, sometimes it's the state. >> you have to...
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people and and this is part of our duty and our ethics yes with the city and we're going to do it you in. the company's plan is to blow up the top of the gold mountain and create an open pit mine in order to have access to all the deposits from the top to the very bottom. in this way annual gold production could be as much as eight tons rather than the seven hundred twenty six kilos currently produced. according to today's price this would be worth about five hundred million dollars. it would not be worth doing this is one of the alternative techniques you know who we are to but it could become an open pit mine very beautiful very modern. polling current and future environmental laws it's not that we're opening an enormous hole which looks like a giant volcano he picked it we were working plot by plugging in restoring as we go along because. there are parts which can't be restored well so there we make a nice little lake and add some fish when most other places we fix up with rock in the us a road is created for endangered species to pass through the bases. in other words you must hav
people and and this is part of our duty and our ethics yes with the city and we're going to do it you in. the company's plan is to blow up the top of the gold mountain and create an open pit mine in order to have access to all the deposits from the top to the very bottom. in this way annual gold production could be as much as eight tons rather than the seven hundred twenty six kilos currently produced. according to today's price this would be worth about five hundred million dollars. it would...
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world and we have honors such as the greenest city in north america, the walkable city, and the best green policies, the green tech of north america and forbes recognized that san francisco has the most green jobs in the united states. that's jobs. that's one of the most important things we are doing for the whole country. [applause] and we are creating and sustaining jobs as well as supporting new industries in our city. our energy watch program creates or sustains 180 jobs a year. san francisco has now achieved 80% landfill diversion rate setting the national recycling and compost records as the high of any city in north america. [applause] and by the way as a former public works director you ought ton how proud i am. we have the best compost in the united states and in fact it's sold to all of the wineries in napa that make and produce the best wines in the world. our partners employs over a thousand green collar employees and solar sf resulted in hiring from employees from disadvantaged communities in the work force program. i want to acknowledge and thank green build towards con
world and we have honors such as the greenest city in north america, the walkable city, and the best green policies, the green tech of north america and forbes recognized that san francisco has the most green jobs in the united states. that's jobs. that's one of the most important things we are doing for the whole country. [applause] and we are creating and sustaining jobs as well as supporting new industries in our city. our energy watch program creates or sustains 180 jobs a year. san...
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the of the president we also use to ultra conservative islamist groups out so the media city which is basically a television headquarters about thirty miles outside of cairo who are protesting against the media incitement they stand against islamist groups and against the president so i think you will definitely see calls for protests and suppose the president is the streets here escalates no of course mohammed morsi he addressed the nation last night he has the political situation in the country being developed in response to the tool. yes the national salvation front which is the coalition of opposition forces who are behind many of these marches and he also currently running the city and in tahrir square denounced in a press statement this morning that they absolutely refused dialogue with the president says president to speak. ask the talks tomorrow should stuff today with opposition forces as it stands at every single opposition party or maybe it's the party so far egypt has announced they will not say it's ten days to explore and needed president says rightly own his own from al
the of the president we also use to ultra conservative islamist groups out so the media city which is basically a television headquarters about thirty miles outside of cairo who are protesting against the media incitement they stand against islamist groups and against the president so i think you will definitely see calls for protests and suppose the president is the streets here escalates no of course mohammed morsi he addressed the nation last night he has the political situation in the...
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but the city also serves up some bit of irony for the russian royal family after the bolshevik revolution this is the office was nicholas the second spend most of the last year of his life his whole family had been exiled here and they led a fairly comfortable existence this was a big house but they weren't allowed to see visitors or go outside themselves leaving the ordinary normal countryside life style they even had thoughts of escape but within the year bizarre and his family would be dead. never again its political significance but the streets will always echo with a glorious past and it will likely provide the livelihood first inhabitants in the future. welcome alexandra it's good to see you here as the many revolutionary leaders who have given up on armed struggle over time some even consider the thing of the past is that it does vice one is to pursue dialogue fit into this trend that this is it that you no longer believe in god will work fair. i wouldn't say so the reason right now in havana is that we have asked for dialogue and a peaceful solution but the colombian government ha
but the city also serves up some bit of irony for the russian royal family after the bolshevik revolution this is the office was nicholas the second spend most of the last year of his life his whole family had been exiled here and they led a fairly comfortable existence this was a big house but they weren't allowed to see visitors or go outside themselves leaving the ordinary normal countryside life style they even had thoughts of escape but within the year bizarre and his family would be dead....
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the train approaches a half-mile long tunnel north of the city center. in the darkness, a badly maintained track buckles, derailing the train. fortunately the protective flasks are intact. but before the train's crew can raise the alarm, a fright train laden with oil rumbles into the tunnel, plowing head-on into the derailed train. a spark ignites the spilled fuel. the tunnel's brick walls act like a furnace. temperatures rise to 2,500 degrees fahrenheit. fire crews assess the radiation levels and know it is time to evacuate. >> the pressure builds up and builds up very rapidly at an hour and a half into the fire would be sufficient to break the flasks open and enable the fuel particles to be broken up and released into the atmosphere. >> even though only 1% of the radioactive fuel is likely to be released, it is all it takes to create a deadly plume over london. the weather dictates the number of people exposed, which could be up to 700,000. there may not be any immediate deaths, but during the next 50 years, thousands of londoners could die as radioact
the train approaches a half-mile long tunnel north of the city center. in the darkness, a badly maintained track buckles, derailing the train. fortunately the protective flasks are intact. but before the train's crew can raise the alarm, a fright train laden with oil rumbles into the tunnel, plowing head-on into the derailed train. a spark ignites the spilled fuel. the tunnel's brick walls act like a furnace. temperatures rise to 2,500 degrees fahrenheit. fire crews assess the radiation levels...
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the railway links the capital city of beijing and ghangzhou in the south. shun ishibe have more. >> reporter: the first high-speed train for beijing is about to leave guangzhou south railway station. many passengers are carrying coats, because the temperature in beijing is about 20 degrees centigrade lower than here in guangzhou. the new line stretches nearly 2,300 kilometers, including a section already in service. the trip between the two cities will take about eight hours instead of the current 20 1/2 hours. china says it developed the high-speed train line on its own based on technologies used by japan's bullet train. the launch of the new service expands china's high-speed railway network to more than 9,300 kilometers. officials plan to extend the network to 16,000 kilometers by 2020. the chinese government temporarily suspended construction of high-speed train lines after 40 people died in a two-train collision last year. but it has resumed construction with the aim of helping correct economic disparities between england and the coastal areas, and sho
the railway links the capital city of beijing and ghangzhou in the south. shun ishibe have more. >> reporter: the first high-speed train for beijing is about to leave guangzhou south railway station. many passengers are carrying coats, because the temperature in beijing is about 20 degrees centigrade lower than here in guangzhou. the new line stretches nearly 2,300 kilometers, including a section already in service. the trip between the two cities will take about eight hours instead of...
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tokyo is competing against the turkish city of istanbul and madrid. the international olympic committee will pick the host city in september next year. >>> japanese automakers say tension with china caused production there to drop by almost half compared to last year. directors of major car companies released their november production volumes on friday. honda factory workers put out 27,000 units, 59% fewer than the same month last year. nissan produced 68,000 units, down 43%. and toyota made 51,000 units, down 38%. directors at other firms also had reason to be unhappy. mitsubishi was 86% down, mazda dropped by 49% and suzuki's production in china decreased by 5%. but the automakers could at least note a slowing rate of decline. they showed an average drop of 43% on last year compared with 48% in october. >>> traders were alert friday when this year's largest reit was listed on the tokyo stock exchange. reits are groups that collect money from investors to purchase real estate. tsc traders enjoyed a ceremony to celebrate the listing of the reit. which
tokyo is competing against the turkish city of istanbul and madrid. the international olympic committee will pick the host city in september next year. >>> japanese automakers say tension with china caused production there to drop by almost half compared to last year. directors of major car companies released their november production volumes on friday. honda factory workers put out 27,000 units, 59% fewer than the same month last year. nissan produced 68,000 units, down 43%. and...
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but temperatures will rise around the city. and by the time you get to the mint late morning hours, he temperatures and above 33 degrees. there will be heavy rain tomorrow afternoon and into tomorrow evening. there will be another storm coming in behind us for the weekend. horse saturday storm is just now coming out in northern california. that might be more of a snow event for us here in baltimore. increasing clouds. chile. if temperatures will drop to below freezing in the northern and western suburbs. during the day tomorrow, we could see freezing rain, sleet, or snow to start the day. northern suburbs, you guys are typically colder spots. rain going into the afternoon. some of it could be heavy. the high is around 40 degrees. toward the end of the week, it gets a little better. clearing up, friday looks like a nice day. if we do get a storm through here on the weekend, it looks like a good set up for snow. right now, looks like we are heading for dry weather on new year's. >> one of the biggest components of the ribbons vic
but temperatures will rise around the city. and by the time you get to the mint late morning hours, he temperatures and above 33 degrees. there will be heavy rain tomorrow afternoon and into tomorrow evening. there will be another storm coming in behind us for the weekend. horse saturday storm is just now coming out in northern california. that might be more of a snow event for us here in baltimore. increasing clouds. chile. if temperatures will drop to below freezing in the northern and...